Memphis airport strives for calmer checkpoints

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - It's hard not to get stressed out at airport checkpoints as travelers rush to get through with the right luggage and personal identification.

But Memphis International Airport is trying to reduce that tension by changing officers' uniforms to a more-soothing color of blue and adding gentle background music.

Kevin McCarthy, the new federal security director for the Transportation Security Administration in West Tennessee, said his job is not just to make sure every passenger and bag are properly screened, but to make sure people enjoy traveling.

McCarthy said they will start training as soon as August on the new approach to checkpoints, which includes a more systematic way of chatting with passengers.

GOODBYE ANDY: helping a vet

As Andy Wise looks back on his rewarding career in the Mid-South, it's not the bad guys he exposed whom he remembers. It's the innocent victims and the partners Andy pulled together to help precious people like Earnest Sanders, Jr.

As Andy Wise looks back on his rewarding career in the Mid-South, it's not the bad guys he exposed whom he remembers. It's the innocent victims and the partners Andy pulled together to help precious people like Earnest Sanders, Jr.

Youngstown State University student Albert Maruna was caught red-handed and arrested this week after he allegedly attempted to have sex with a 15-year-old boy, who turned out to be an undercover officer.

Youngstown State University student Albert Maruna was caught red-handed and arrested this week after he allegedly attempted to have sex with a 15-year-old boy, who turned out to be an undercover officer.